Monday, April 27, 2015

Busch Stadium in St. Louis

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Probable Pitchers: (L) Hamels, C (0-2) vs. (R) Lackey, J (1-0)

The Philadelphia Phillies take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

The Phillies are 7-19 in their last 26 road games vs. a right-handed starter and are 7-20 in their last 27 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600. Philadelphia is 3-10 in their last 13 overall and are 3-10 in their last 13 games on grass. The over is 4-0-1 in the Phillies last 5 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15 and is 4-1-1 in their last 6 road games.

The Cardinals are 4-0 in their last 4 overall and are 4-0 in their last 4 games on grass. St. Louis is 8-1 in their last 9 home games vs. a left-handed starter and are 54-18 in their last 72 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400. The under is 4-0 in the Cardinals last 4 home games vs. a left-handed starter and is 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a left-handed starter.

In head to head matchups, the under is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings in St. Louis and is 5-0-1 in Cole Hamels' last 6 starts vs. Cardinals. The Phillies are 5-2 in Hamels' last 7 road starts vs. the Cardinals and are 2-6 in the last 8 meetings in St. Louis.

Philadelphia Phillies Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Phillies are 2-1-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Philadelphia Phillies is -3.3

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 0-2-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the St. Louis Cardinals is 0.5

Injuries to Watch

Philadelphia Phillies

04/22/15 P Sean O'Sullivan Knee 15-day DL (4/18)
04/06/15 P Chad Billingsley Elbow 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Jonathan Pettibone Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Mario Hollands Arch 60-day DL (4/6)
04/04/15 P Cliff Lee Arm 60-day DL (3/16)
04/04/15 LF Domonic Brown Achilles 15-day DL (3/27)

St. Louis Cardinals

04/26/15 P Adam Wainwright Achilles 15-day DL
04/26/15 C Yadier Molina Knee doubtful Sunday vs. Milwaukee Brewers
04/19/15 CF Randal Grichuk Back 15-day DL (4/17)
04/04/15 P Jaime Garcia Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 LF Tommy Pham Quad 15-day DL (3/27)

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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